In the Long Run

I often complain that my son spends too much time playing computer or video games. As his week-long spring break approached, I wondered how to effectively motivate him to do something more active and constructive. I needn’t have bothered. He and his friends had their own imaginative ideas.

For the last two nights, an animated and rowdy group of his friends have gang busted the house: a motley crew focused on one objective—to videotape the next great award-winning movie (or at least, a video worth posting on YouTube.) They were noisy, they were boisterous, and at times they were even unintentionally slightly destructive.

But I didn’t object. I was pleased that they were engaging in a creative large muscle motor activity. Although Big Guy didn’t officially announce that it was a “closed set”, I shied away from the action to give them some privacy. The edgy drama dragged on well into the late evening hours both nights, and at times, the shouting, pounding, slamming, laughing, running, jumping, and shrieking became tedious, but also aroused my curiosity.

I peeked in on some of the takes, but was not much closer to understanding the plot of their masterpiece than I had been when I was merely privy to the boisterous auditory clues. So here is my Balderdash version of what I think their movie might be about:

Armed only with stop signs and reflective vests, beefy construction workers come to the aid of a buxom lass in baby doll pajamas and houseshoes who has overdosed on Ecstasy after being accosted by a werewolf driving a white Ford truck.

Sound intriguing? I’ll let you know when it premieres on YouTube (or at the Sundance Festival in the Independent Film competition.)

Posted by Cyppy at 8:18 PM